Personal Space

I'll endeavor to make this a semi-coherent post, but please bare in mind that this will be a particularly nocturnal and rambling Nocturnal Rambling. I've just moved house in the last week, and have noticed what a difference the new surroundings have made to my mood. It has made me appreciate the affect our surroundings and the spaces we occupy can have on us. In hindsight, I realise what a shit hole of a house my former residence was (When you're excited because the new place doesn't have a shower curtain, but a sliding glass door, you know you were living in a dump).

To cut a long story short, the new house is nice, freshly painted, spacious and just plain comfortable, and I have the main bedroom, so I have heaps of space. Now that we're in I find myself with more energy when I wake up, I feel motivated, I'm exercising, I'm looking forward to finishing up the set up so we have the gym set up properly out the back. Even though the walk to the station is slightly longer it feels better and it doesn't bother me. New house, new space, new scenery.

I've headed to work each night this week feeling absolutely fantastic, and then the other end of the space factor kicks in. The office here is the same, and the feeling of same shit different day is palpable. Good mood gone instantly.

Fitting somewhere into this monologue is the new Spencer St station. It has a new fancy roof that covers the whole shooting match instead of just the platforms, and moving from platform to platform is now somewhat of a spectacular adventure, the view is rather impressive. It makes me think that despite the costs involved in such projects, and the fact that this one has gone over budget and been controversial, that it is always worth the effort to update and improve public spaces. Surely the psychology behind my improved demeanor in a new house translates to the general populace, and new landmarks and public spaces are important for the mood of a city.

Anyhoo, I thoroughly condone moving house. It has done wonders for me, if you're out there, thinking about it. Get it on! Change is a good thing. If you can't move, invest in improving or changing your set up at home. "A change is as good as a holiday."

Apologies to any one expecting an entertaining read, this is a particularly boring Nocturnal Rambling, but it has served it's purpose of wasting time for me at work, so Ner!